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DNREC Calendar: Outdoor Recreation



The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) offers outdoor recreation classes and opportunities for children and adventurous adults at its several nature centers, outdoor education centers, the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve and via several educational programs.

This calendar is presented as a list of upcoming events (below) and as a month-to-month calendar grid. It is part of the DNREC Calendar of Events.

Find outdoor recreation events at Delaware’s State Parks on the DEStateParks.com website.


Join DuPont Nature Center Naturalists as they feed some of their aquatic friends.
Time: 1 pm
Place: DuPont Nature Center

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 - Boat Trip on the St. Jones River

Get out on the water with DNERR staff.

Time: 5 pm
Place: Scotton Landing

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 - Cyanotype Workshop

Learn how to make photographs of plants with no camera.

Time: 10 am
Place: St. Jones Reserve

Join DuPont Nature Center Naturalists as they feed some of their aquatic friends.

Time: 1 pm
Place: DuPont Nature Center

Friday, June 12, 2026 - Life in the Bay Seining Program

Join staff from the Aquatic Resources Education Center seining for critters along the edge of Delaware Bay.

Time: 9 am
Place: Woodland Beach

Friday, June 12, 2026 - Horseshoe Crabs and the Delaware Bay

Come learn more about the Horseshoe Crabs of the Delaware Bay.

Time: 2 pm
Place: DuPont Nature Center

Saturday, June 13, 2026 - Take A Kid Fishing!

Bring a kid out for free fishing lessons with the DNREC Take a Kid Fishing! program.

Time: 9 am
Place: Tidbury Creek County Park

Saturday, June 13, 2026 - Horseshoe Crab Hitchhikers

There’s a lot happening on and around Horseshoe crabs!

Time: 11 am
Place: DuPont Nature Center

Join DuPont Nature Center Naturalists as they feed some of their aquatic friends.

Time: 1 pm
Place: DuPont Nature Center

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 - Take A Kid Fishing!

Bring a kid out for free fishing lessons with the DNREC Take a Kid Fishing! program.

Time: 9 am
Place: Aquatic Resources Education Center



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